The Truth About Essential Oils Plr Ebook

Table of Contents

CONTENTS

1 HISTORY AND TRADITION 6
2 AROMATHERAPY & ESSENTIAL OILS DECODED 9
ABSOLUTE OILS 10
BLENDED OILS 10
CARRIER OIL 11
EXTRACTION 12
5% OR 10% OILS 13
FRAGRANCE & PERFUME OILS 14
HYDROSOLS 14
NEAT 14
ORGANIC OILS 15
3 ESSENTIAL OILS BUYING GUIDE 17
TOP 10 LISTS 17
CHOOSING ESSENTIAL OILS 17
LABELING 19
STRAIGHT-FORWARD LABELING: 19
DUBIOUS LABELING: 20
SHOPPING 20
4 WAYS TO USE ESSENTIAL OILS 22
INHALATION METHODS 22
TOPICAL APPLICATION 23
DILUTING 24
BLENDING 24
5 GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 25
6 TWELVE ESSENTIAL OIL RELAXANTS 28
BERGAMOT 28
PRECAUTIONS: 29
CHAMOMILE 29
PRECAUTION: 30
CLARY SAGE 30
PRECAUTIONS: 31
FRANKINCENSE 31
LAVENDER 32
PRECAUTION: 33
MARJORAM 33
PRECAUTIONS: 34
NEROLI 34
ROSE 35
PRECAUTION 36
SANDALWOOD 36
PRECAUTION: 37
SPEARMINT 37
PRECAUTIONS: 38
TEA TREE 39
PRECAUTIONS: 40
YLANG-YLANG 40
PRECAUTIONS: 41
7 THE BASIC ESSENTIAL OILS 42
BASIL 42
PRECAUTIONS: 42
CINNAMON LEAF 43
PRECAUTIONS: 44
CLOVE BUD 44
PRECAUTIONS: 45
EUCALYPTUS 45
GERANIUM 46
JASMINE 47
LEMON 48
PRECAUTIONS: 49
PATCHOULI 49
PEPPERMINT 50
PRECAUTIONS: 51
PINE NEEDLE 51
PRECAUTION: 52
ROSEMARY 53
PRECAUTION: 54
THYME 54
PRECAUTIONS: 55

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HISTORY AND TRADITION

Essential oil, the concentrated aromatic essence extracted from a plant, could be called the plant’s psyche, or its personality plus physicality. Essential oil is sometimes called the ‘soul’ of an aromatic plant. This life-force substance is commonly more thin and watery than oily, making the name somewhat of a misnomer. Consistency aside, essences are highly concentrated and extremely volatile, often containing hundreds of organic components, sometimes only a few.

Essential oils include a variety of hormones, vitamins and chemicals needed to perform various plant functions. A flower’s essence, for example, attracts insects for pollination. In a shrub or tree, the essential oil becomes resin to heal wounds from severe weather damage. Essential oil regulates the water content in a plant and prevents evaporation. Or, a plant might produce chemicals to deter predators and warn other plants and trees. Often a plant produces a toxic substance against bacteria, virus or fungus. The essential oils of these highly complex organisms of the plant kingdom are one of nature’s many gifts to human beings. They’ve been used to freshen the atmosphere, enrich the food, and heal whatever ails the body, mind or spirit of mankind.